Vertical Corn Row

This is my daughter with her hair braided in vertical corn rows that she did herself. She is very good at that. The next picture is of her with the corn rows all combed out.  But before she did that, she put a curling rod at the ends of her hair to get that curl effect at the ends of her hair.

Lap Pet

I was invited to a function a few nights ago so I decided that since my hair was not looking the way that I would like it to look with my Bantu Knots comb out, I decided to purchase this hair piece. My son does not like it. She said that I looks a Lap Pet. I had to ask him what was that and he said that it is those dogs that people hold up in their arms like little dolls!

The picture to the bottom right is come costume jewellery that I purchase to attend to the function.  They are quite unique and I just had to showcase theme.  The wrist band looks quite good on my hand as my wrists are a bit on the chubby side.

Old Self

I am back to my old self again.  This is how I styled my relaxed hair to go to work on Christmas Eve.  The only thing that I did different this time is that I did not put any leave in conditioner in my hair.  That may have been the problem.

Bad Hair Week

Well I don't have any good hair news to report. As a matter of fact I have been having a bad hair week.  I don't understand. I washed my hair but the results of my Bantu Knots comb out (which I really enjoy) are not looking very pleasing to me at all.  Now I was invited to a function on Sunday and I don't know how to style my hair.  But I however have a quick fix solution but would not tell you right now.  I will surprise you withsome pictures in my next post.  I sure I am going to look 'hot'.

Well last night I shampooed and conditioned my hair because it was feeling a bit itchy.  I towel dried a bit, applied some coconut oil moisturizer and castrol oil, combed it back in one and tied my head.  I will be combing my hair in one until I can figure what to do with my hair next.

Front Lace Newbie

This video was created by one of my dear followers.  It is about her review about a hair attachment that can be used if you wear your hair natural and just want a temporary 'fix me up' or your hair is relaxed and you have a special function to attend but do not have the time or funds to go to your hair dresser.

All In My Mind??

For the past two days, I notice that my hair is feeling sort of thin as if I was loosing my hair.  Maybe it is to heavy with my Castol Oil and Coconut Oil.  So I washed and roller set my hair last night.  Hopefully I should feel a difference tomorrow.

If I have time tomorrow, I think I will deep conditioner my hair.  I will keep you posted.

Curls Controlled On Relaxed Hair

I co washed my hair last night and decided to roller set it.  I sprayed it with some leave in conditioner first.    This morning, I removed the curlers and as you can see my hair is all 'high' , puffy and out of control.  

So I decided to wrap my hair and tie it for a few minutes to smooth out the curls a bit. After about 45 minutes, I removed my head tye, unwrapped my hair and combed it out.  

My curls were definitely more controlled. One of my co workers asked me what I did with it and I told her that I washed and set it.  Apparently she liked my changed look.

Pedicure

Hey everybody, I just returned from my salon and had a pedicure done.  I do this every month.  I don't want to get cracked heels and to have rough feet.  It is my routine every month to get this done.  My toes looked a little wrinkled that is because they were soaking in water.  This is also an opportunity to pamper myself.

My husband has beautiful toes and I am always admiring them.  When his toe nails get too long, I will cut them.  Then one day I said to myself, "I have beautiful toes too!!!"  I like to see my toes nails with natural nail polish - I admire their beauty that way.  I rarely used colored nail polish because they stain the nails. I was just a bit adventurous today.

Air Dry II

In one of my previous post, I discussed about air drying my hair. The technique was to apply all my moisturizers and oils in my hair (after washing) and tying my head.  The problem with that technique is that my hair takes very long to dry.

For example, I washed my hair this morning and if I used that technique, my hair would still be damp in the morning.  What I started doing and it is working for me, I towel dried my hair as much I could, sprayed some leave in conditioner and just let it fully air dry. 

When I was satisfied that my hair was totally dry (it took about an hour), I then applied my moisturize and oil and twist into Bantu Knots.  I am in the morning I will be able to style my hair in the morning with out any problems.

I can also use this technique during the week.

Pretty Daughter

I just found this picture of my daughter when she had just cut her relaxed hair.  She looks so pretty!!  After a few days she realized that she did not like her hair cut and put braids in her hair. She will be surprised to know that I have this picture.

Mohawk

Last night as I was moisturizing my hair and made a mistake of putting too much of my coconut oil moisturizer to the top of my hair.  Normally, I would twist my hair into four Bantu Knots, two to the top and two to the bottom.  As I was twisting the knots at the top of my head, I realized that my hair was too damp.

This morning as I untwist my hair, it was still damp and of course I did not like the results.  So I kind of folded the top my hair into a mohawk and kept it in place with a crab and I just let the back of my hair hang down.

What is a french roll?

In my last post on 18th November, I wrote a bit about French Roll so of course I thought that it would be in order to get a video about What is a French Roll and how it is done. So here it is.

Acrylic Nails | My Story

I just felt like doing a post about my co worker's acrylic nails.  She has them done about every two weeks and they are always prettily painted.

Many years ago, I too was in this fashion and really enjoyed it.  I liked the fact that I could wash my dishes and my nail polish would not flake off.  

I fooled myself by saying that my nails were growing.  They were growing but they were VERY soft.  One year I decided to give my nails a rest from the acrylic, only to discover that the beds of my finger nails were extremely soft.  They bent and broke very easily.  I was concerned that my nails would never get back to their original state but after some time, they were back to normal.

French Roll

One of my co workers had a weave installed in her hair this weekend and guess what? It was a curly weave!  It looks like my hair when I comb out my Bantu Knots!  I think the ladies at my office are paying attention to my hairdos.  What I would like to see them do is, to focus on their natural hair rather than installing braids and weaves into their hair.

This first lady I mentioned about is an exception, she was ill about a year ago and she was on some heavy medication and apparently it caused her to have a lot of hair loss.  So she wears are wig every day.

My boss also wore a wig for a period of time but her story was that her hairdresser colored her hair black and that was not what she wanted.  So guess what the hairdresser did?  She applied a different color to my boss's hair the same day!!!  So of course she suffered a great deal of hair loss. 

She is now really recovering from that horrible experience and does not wear the wig anymore.  She combs her hair in a French Roll.

Admirer

There is a young man at work that has been noticing my curls.  A few months ago he took some pictures of me and they came out great!  I was very pleased with the pictures.  This is one of them.

Last week, I co washed my hair and decided to wrap my hair.  That morning we had a lot of rain and my hair got a little wet.  When he saw me he asked what is wrong with my hair.  I could tell he did not like what he saw.  That night I twisted my hair in Bantu Knots and the next morning, by his expression I could tell he was pleased!

I used this picture in my About Me page on my website.

PC fixed

This is the first video that I viewed for the evening and like it.  It is about a lady sharing her hair health and growth journey.  It reminded of my niece-in-law (I did a post about her and her friends at her 18th birthday beach party).  She said that her hair was breaking so she had to cut it.  She even spoke of installing some braids.  

Personally putting braids and weaves in your hair does not assist in making your healthy and reducing hair breakage.  First the hair will stil be dry because you not really be able to fully moisturise the hair daily.  In addition when removing the braids, there is a lot of breakage.  You will notice the thining of this lady's (in the video) hair line.

P.S.  I got my PC fixed so I am back full blast!!

PC crashed

Since I started watching Youtube videos with tips how to style my relaxed hair, I have been twisting my hair in Bantu Knots basically every night or folding it into pin curls.  I recently tried the flex rods.  My husband does not like it when I twist my hair in the Bantu Knots or when I wrap my hair.  Strangely enough he does not complain when I roller set my hair and sleep with the rollers in my hair. 

Occassionally he would run his fingers through my hair but I hardly sleep with my hair open out any more.  When we sleep, we are always  hugging each other.  Some times, my hair would get trapped under his arms and I would have to gently pull my hair to get it from under his arms.  This irritates me.

My computer is presently not working, when I powered it on, it stays in a infinite loop starting Windows and shutting off.  I have to take it to the 'doctor' today.  Hopefully I will get it back by weekend.  I feel kind of lost because I have gotten into a daily routine where I will check my emails first thing in the morning and publish my daily post on my blogs.

Trying Spiral/Twist Rods In My Relaxed Hair For the First Time

I washed my relaxed hair last night and decided to test these spiral/twist rods.  I had some problems getting the rods to stay in place so I came up with a master plan to keep them place by using my hair ties that I use to keep my Bantu Knots in place.  

I air dried my hair a bit and then I put in the rods.  I just damp my hair ends a bit.

These are pictures of the results after I combed out my hair this morning.  Sorry guys I did not put on any make up this morning.  I was sweating too much.

I was not quite satisfied with the fact that I had to use my hair ties to keep these purple twist rods in place.  So I went to the store and purchased another set of rods.  This time I got the yellow ones.  There are five rods in the pack and I bought three packs and a bottle of leave in conditioner.

As soon as I got home I put one to the test by folding it and it past the test!  I am satisfied! 

Plans changed

I don't have much to post about today.  I had planned to co-wash my hair last night and wrap it but my sister-in-law said that she liked how my hair looks (Bantu Knot comb out curls) so I decided to twist my hair in knots again last night.  But thinking about it as my hair was touched up a few days ago, it is still bone straight.  So if I had wrapped it, my hair would have been ablolutely straight.  I would have had to set my roller set my hair first and then wrap it the next morning for a few minutes.  That works well for me.

  Thinking about it the average person I see with long hair, wear it straight.  If you see a woman with curls in their hair, I can guarantee you that it is artifical. 

Touch up pic

I forgot that I had taken this picture of my touch up results.  As much as I think my hair looks good, I just love my curls from my Bantu Knots!

Spiral Rods purchase

These are the products that I purchased today, one bottle of Suave Tropical Coconut conditioner, it cost $4.25.  This is the conditioner I will use to do my co-wash.

There are some products that I wanted to buy like Palmer's Coconut Oil Formula Conditioner & Shampoo, Fantasia Olive Oil Shampoo & Conditioner.  Maybe next time

Well I got my spiral rods, cost $8.95 for 5 purple rods in the pack.  I bought 2 packs.  But the problem is when I attempted to put on in my hair, it did not stay folded, it just sprang back 'open'.  The only other size they had in the store was some very thin ones and I think those would make my hair too curly.  I will try another store to see there any smaller ones.

Dark Eyelids

About a month ago I was taking some pictures with my pin curls comb out and I realized that there was a black area on my eyelids. Now if I was wearing make up that day it would have made sense to me but I was not. I have not been wearing make up for months now because I sweat alot.  Overweight, getting down in age maybe the causes of this these dark areas over my eyes.

So I decided to start wearing eyeshadow make up to cover the dark areas. There is another picture that I took with my make up on and I like how I look, it gave me the encouragement to continue wearing makeup more regular. 

I went to the store today to purchase some hair products and purchase 4 cases of eye shadow (I guess I was a little over excited).  The case that I presently have, has been in my possession for too long so I had to dispose of it.

Organics Olive Oil Conditioning Relaxer System

I touched up my hair today after 13 weeks. This is the first time I have stretched my relaxer hair this long.  Maybe next time I will go for 17 weeks. 

I purchased a box of Organics Olive Oil Conditioning Relaxer System for $14.99 which I thought was a bit expensive until I saw the contents. There are two containers of relaxer therefore I can get two touch ups with the purchase of one box!

There are also two packets of Organics Olive Oil Cream Moisturizer and two packets of Organics Conditioning Hair Mayonnaise in the kit. I always liked this relaxer but for sometime now my hairdresser did not have any in stock so I purchased my own today to have my hair touched up.

Before I left the salon, I had my hairdresser wrap my hair and when I got home I combed it out so to take this picture.  I normally put a rinse in my hair but I did not so this time.

Inspired

Last night I was looking though YouTube videos to see if I could find a way to style my hair after I co-washed it, and as I am stretching my relaxer. But I could not find anything that was pleasing to me. I did co wash my hair and decided that I will pull back my hair in one today. But after all the pretty hair styles, I h ad my hair in, for the past few weeks, I found it difficult to revert back to my old ways.

My Bantu Knots comb out was not looking too good yesterday, my new growths were really outstanding. So I decided to look for a different way to style my hair in the stretching relaxer phase.

I notice that after I wash and condition my hair, it gets tangle quite a bit. I am wondering if it is because I am stretching my relaxer or the new shampoo and conditioner that I purchased are not working for me. They are both Neutrogena products.

During sleep and wake, last night I got an spiritual inspiration to set my hair a particular way so when I got up about 4:30am this morning I set my hair as I was inspired. The results look pretty good and I am pleased. I had my husband take these pictures. Only one change I will make next time, I will use some smaller rollers to the back of my head. I normally wear my hair straight so I mostly have large rollers.

My new growths are more tamed this morning and I like the fact that my hair is well moisturized but not greasy AND I am not scratching my scalp as much. Since I have been doing Bantu comb outs I notice I have been scratching my scalp a lot. I don’t know if it is all in my mind?????

Baggy Method

I found this video yesterday and I thought
I would share.  Its a simple method of moisturing and sealing your hair at night and securing the ends of your hair.

My First Grey Hair

My son was telling me last night that I had a grey hair and I was doubting him so he took this picture to prove his point. I normally have a burgundy rinse in my hair so the greys are not really visible.  But since I have decided to stretch my relaxer, all the rinse has been washed out and now the greys are 'peeping' out!  

It is white strand that looks like a worm. This week is 13 weeks since I last relaxed my hair, I would most definitely be touching up my hair this weekend.

Braid out

I took these first set of pictures of my braid out and did not particiall like the result.  I combed my hiar into four vertical corn rows and combed out my hair the next day.  At time I was not into finger combing.

The next set of pictures is of my second attempt at braid out.  This time I combed my hair into seven dingle plaits.  But since I was a bit concerned about the ends of my hair being straight, I then rolled each plait into a finger pin curl.  The next day I unplait each plait and finger combed my hair. Again I did not really like the results but I will give it a third attempt with my hair well moisturised and sealed.

 I realize that braid outs give you waves but Bantu Knots gives you curls and I love curls!!!!

Feeling Good!

I had a great morning. I was using my friend's computer and I realized that my favicons are working on all my blogs!!!!  Yea!!!!  The reason for my excitement this morning, is on my computer, the favicon will work on one of my blogs and not the others.  I eventually got a bit frustrated and decided to move on to something else.  I have already spent quite a bit of time on this feature, now I see the results today!!!!  

I think my browser needs upgrading. 

To take my joy to a higher level, I opened my blog on Calypso Legends, and was playing the videos, so I was being entertained while I was working.  You should have seen me humming to myself and 'dancing'!  My next project is to add a favicon to my recipe website.  This is my happy face ..............

Natural Home Remedy To Cure Dandruff

I was inspired by a friend of mine to do this post on Dandruff. Apparently she has been suffering with this problem for some time now. I found this videos with a natural home remedy to cure dandruff. 

If any of the remedies work for you, please send me an feedback.

Update: 23rd October 2009:  

The following is a conversation with the lady who inspired me to do this post:                        

My Question:  How long have you been experiencing this problem and what do you use for it?

Her Answer:  I have had dandruff for quite a number of years. I usually have the white flaky kind, which doesn't really itch me. To be honest, I have stopped using anything for it, as I have tried a few products claiming to rid them and they just didn't. I have just gotten used to it and I shampoo my hair every once a week. I have noticed that the dandruff is really more prevalent after I do a chemical procedure, and it's more like a complete covering of the scalp. If I have my hair relaxed, two days after, my head is so full of dandruff, that I would normally wash it again, which makes it twice, only for the one week.

Some products I have used are: Head and Shoulders; Neutrogena and Nizoral (I think that's the correct spelling).  Right now, I do not use anything.  NB: I don't grease my scalp

My Question:    So would greasing your scalp make matters worst? Did you get chance to try the coconut oil?  

Her Answer: Greasing will not work and when I do, my hair gets really oily. No I haven't gotten a chance to try the coconut oil.

Too much noise

In one of my previous post, there was a lot of 'noise' in my picture so I used the grey out technique to tone down the noise.

I did a step by step post on my other blog on how to do this grey out technique. Check it out.

Much success to you.